Participation (Decision making)

From Geography

Participation is ...

... Planning together (co-planning) ... contribution ... not as easy as often thought ... imagination ... fun ... action ... collaboration employed through presence or contribution ... important in community building ... self-engagement ... vital for a smooth co-existence ... being part of the process ... hard work ... democratic necessity and right ... inviting people to share their ideas and values ... democratic (potentially!) ... a quality of democracy ... an act of living in spatial orders ... the best way to learn about something and/on yourself ... be present in certain ways. not just physical ... representation of models of desire / intentions ... great if it benefits everyone ... participatory ... difficult, demanding and a growing expectation (if not practice) for current day governance ... *being involved and involve other people *the real democracy *a process ... work / multilingual ... willing to join and give attention or input ... active investment of one's own ... action ... sometimes a pain in the ass